Dough molder



June 14, 1927.

F. H, VAN HOUTEN DOUGH MULDER Filet. Sept. 10:. 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 55o on; 52

June' 14,1927.

F. H. VAN HOUTEN DOUGH MOLDER Filed Sept. l0, 1926 s sheets-sheet `2 June 14,. 1927.

F. H. VAN HOUTEN Do/UGH MOLDER Filed sept. 1o. 1926 s sheets-sheet 3 7111111111111.'Ill/lll;llllllllll/Illllrllll*7111141111111lfllllll/ll/ I r Patented June 14, 1927.

` UNITED A:am"rE-az PATE-NT OF 1,631,9412' Fica.A

ERANHIHJVANHOUTEM or `imaeomxmmv AssIeNo-RTo Durcal-iss' rooL CoM- PANY, or v:maroon-1, Naw roux, A oonroRMIoN or NEW Yoan neuen HOLDER Ap'p'lioation 'led September 10,1923?. 4Serial' Nin-134,638.

to that type of machinefknolwnto the trade as a dough melder.

In the `present machine, the dough is h acted upon by one or more rotatable drums so positioned relatively to a pressure plate that the lumps of dough passing between said drums; and'. pressureplate will be' molded, and the primary object ofthe presentinvention is to provide a comparatively simple arrangement whereby the :pressure plate may-be either adjusted. minute distances towardandufrom the drums, or it may rapidlymoved'. a comparatively great' -dis;- tance rolnsaidy drumss that ready access mary behadV theretoffortlie purpose -of wa's'hf ing and cleaning.Preferablygthe machine is so constructed that the pressure plate may be moved relatively to the drums, y asg-it would entaily considerablyv more L expense in theproduction of. the7 machine if the drums wereb adapted to be adjusted orv movedV toe ward' and. from the pressure plate.

l/Vith: heise and other objects in'viewythe invention-consists incertain details of con'- struction and ycombinations and' arrangements vof partsv all as will lherei-r'lafterlj'be morefully described" and the novel features thereof particularly pointed out in theappended claims. y i

' Ign the accompanying drawings y Figure 1 isa top., plan view of the machine embodying, the present improvements y Fig. 2: is a longitudinalsection taken from one side ofthe machine; y

Fig. 3. is an elevational view from the` op-` :posite sideof `the machine i ,Fig 4 is a. horzol'ltall lsectional view' on the line 4-4 of'Fig. 3; n y

Fig-'5 is an elevation of. themachineas seen from the side oppositel to that shown Yinlig,` 3;` and Y Y Fig. 6 isa sectional view on the line' 6*-'6 of Fig. 5.. n i y' n While the invention is` applicable to various: types of apparatus,y the dough' Vmolder shownin they present instance comprises` a main y. frame. 10" having. an' upper. `fra ne` jsecn tient-1,1,A onlwh'icli' mounted 'the' hopei" 12', .for .denwefingarrape df dbughi een e uppenslieeting.; `rolls. 13', whence" VSafid .lumps pass downward to the sheetrgoils 14` Vfllhe ,sheetstof dough. passing below the sheeting j. rolls 14 encounter a. curling roller of the present invention.

l of the machine. shaft thr'ou`1'gfh` al sprocket 297011 said shaft 25, chain andv sprocket 31 on the shaft' '27 z'ztyon'el side* of the machine. At

andare rolled up in a series of convolutron's 1.6. If the sheet of dough passing below theV` sheeting rolls 14 isnot of excessive' size, the curledv lum of dough 16 willl drop oifj of thelcurling roller 15 onto the pressure plate 17,'but if! such lump should be of eX- cessi've size, it will, after passing. between rolls 14', be curled by roll 15k assisted' by roll 19, and willcontinue to increase in diameter as it is` rolled, until it strikes double catcher plate 51which causes uthat portion ofthe lump to' stopy immediately', but" as curling roll 19 is still' inf action,'thef dough is picked' up by roll 19 and. forced through the ,space be# tween` double catcher plate 51` and roll 19 is deposited on. plate 20. The main driving connections lfor the machine com,- prise chain wheel 21, driven by a chain 22 .from the wheel 23, which" is mounted ony the driven shaft of the motor 24. Wheel 21 is mounted' on' the shaft 2.5 of the curling roll'- ers "l5, and by suitabledriven gears and f idlers, rotary ymotion is 'imparted tof the rollerj 19 and .the :sheeting rollers 13, 14. Eachpairof 'sheetixr l"rollers 13,*14 are'ad 'ustab'letdward and rom eachother by the andA wheel` 26. A further descriptiion' of these sheeting rollers and' curling rollers,

the means. for adjusting theaslieeting rollers,

andT the driving connectionsfor all of said rollers, is deemedunnecessary in the pr'es-V ent instance, as such elements form no part However, for a more complete description of these various portions of the machine, reference is made to appIicantscO-pending application, Serial the' present type 'of machine, where the piressurepla-teisto be adi-usted toward and oml the drumsp1'8"iI'1'st=eado';t having the drums adjustableY towardand from said pressure' plate,- the drums arey mounted lon shafts 27, 28", journaled in themain frame Shaft 27 l is driven from opposite'V side' ofthe machine, shaft 27 n' carries a spfroe'lte't 3'2,` which ist connected. to spwekeasafonfshaa281by the spree-ka chain 34. These conneotion'sfcause" bothbof plateC 17 "may 'be moved to"life-"ptisitivly driven. Y In order in guides 3G, formed on the main iframe 10 of the machine, and in accordance with the present invention said plate is adapted to he adjusted in said guides either minute distances or, for instance, where it is desired to have access to the entire plate for cleansing purposes, said plate may he moved a considerable distance below the drums 18,

as shown in dotted lines in'Fig. 2. The pre- ,terred arrangement 4for thus adjustingthe pressure plate either comparatively sm'all or comparatively large distances, consists in having racks 37 carried hy the side portions of the pressure plate and engaging gears 38, mounted on a shaft v39, extending transversely of the machine frame. Mounted on said shaft 39 is a hand wheel 40 by means ot which the shaft and gears 38 may he rotated rapidly, whereby, through said gears and the racks 37, the pressure plate may he raised ,and lowered considerable distances at a comparatively high rate oi speed.

In addition to the hand wheel 40 for rotating shaft 39, means are also provided for rotating said hand wheel comparative ly short distances at comparatively low speed for obtaining more. or less minute adjustment ot' the pressure plate 17 toward and from the drums 18. IVhile such means may take various forms, for the sake of simplicity it is preferred that lthis result he accomplished by a screw 41, journaled in a swivel hearing 52 which, in turn, is journaled in the trame 10 of the machine, and provided at its end on theenterior of the trame with a hand wheel 42 for rotating the same, the inner end of said screw having a` threaded engagement with a swivel nut 43, carried hy a disk 44, which is journaled on the shaft 39 and which has a releasahle interlockingconnection with the hand wheel 40. This interlocking between the disk 44 and the hand wheel 40 may consist of a spring pressed pin or plunger 45, engaging in a recess in the hand wheel 40. I/Vhen it is desired to secure minute adjustment of the. pressure plate the hand wheel 42 and screw 41 are rotated, thus imparting a slight rotary lmotion to the disk 44 and saiddisk being locked to the hand wheel 40 hy the plunger 45` said hand wheel 40 and the shaft 39 will he rotated a comparatively short distance at a low rate oi speed and consequently hy means of the gears 3S and the racks 37 the pressure plate will also he adjusted. a comparatively short distance toward or from the drums 18, depending upon the direction in which the hand wheel 42 has been turned. i 'j Should it be desiredto lower the pressure plate a considerable distance in order that it may be washed and cleansed, the plunger 45 is withdrawn from` the recess Vin vthe hand wheel 40 and said hand wheel is then pressure platebeing quickly lowered to the desired position. In order to reduce the V- load 'imposed vupon the handwheels in ele vating the pressure plate, a counter balance 46 is connected by chains 47, extending over sprockets 48, to the frame of thepressure plate.

To'prevent the lumps of dough adhering to the drums 18, said drums are adapted to be dusted with tlour from the distributor 49 in the upper portion of the machine. The lumps of dough, after passing between the drums 13 and the pressure plate 17, are delivered to a catcher plate 50 from whence they pass to other apparatus for further treatment.

I claim:

1. In a dough molding machine, the comhination of a pressure plate, drums cooperating with said plate for molding the dough, means for adjusting said plate toward and from said drums at one rate of speed, and a second adjusting means for moving the plate toward and from the drums at an increased rate of speed.

2. In a dough molding machine, the combination of a pressure plate, drums cooperating with said plate for molding the dough, means for adjusting said plate toward and from said drums at one rate of speed, a second adjusting means for moving the plate toward and from the drums at an increased rate of speed, and releasable means for interlocking both of said adjusting means.

3. In a dough molding machine, the combination of the machine frame, a pressure plate slidable in said frame, a plurality of drums cooperating with said plate, a shaft journaled in said frame, connections between said shaft and pressure plate for reciprocating said plate upon rotation of the shaft, means for rotating said shaft to impart comparatively minute movements of said pressure plate and means for rotating said shaft to impart increased movements to said plate.

4'. In a dough molding machine, the combination of the machine frame, a pressure plate slidable in said frame, a plurality of drums cooperating with said plate, a shaft journaled in said frame, connections between said shaft and pressure plate for' reciprocating said plate upon rotation of the shaft, a hand wheel mounted on said shaft forimparting a rotary movement thereto at a comparatively high speed, and a second hand wheel connect-.ed to said shaft for rotating the latter at a comparatively low rate of speed.

5. In a.

dough molding machine, the com-p bination of the machine frame, a pressure 'r 'CII plate slidable in said frame, a pluralit of drums cooperating with said plate, a s aft journaled in said frame, connections between said shaft and pressure plate for reciprocating said plate upon rotation of the shaft, a hand wheel mounted on said shaft for imparting a rotary movement thereto at a comparatively high speed, and a second hand wheel releasably interlocked with the first hand wheel for rotating the shaft at a comparatively low speed.

6. In a dough molding machine, the combination of the machine frame, a pressure plate slidable in said frame, a pluralit of drums cooperating with said plate, a s iaft journaled in said frame, connections between said shaft and pressure plate for reciprocating said plate upon rotation of the shaft, a hand wheel mounted on said shaft for rotating the latter at a comparatively high speed, .a disk journaled on said shaft,

a releasableA linterlocking connection between said disk and hand Wheel, and means for rotating said disk at a Vcomparatively shaft, a hand wheel mounted on said shaft for rotating theflatter at a comparatively high speed, a disk journaled on said shaft, a spring pressed plunger on said disk adapted to engage in a recess in said hand wheel, a-swivel nut on said disk, a screw engaging said swivel nut, and means for rotating said screw to impart a rotary motion to said disk.

. FRANK H. VAN HOUTEN. 

